Mark Acres vs. Deandre Ayton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deandre Ayton and Mark Acres, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mark Acres and Deandre Ayton both played 6 years in the NBA. Mark Acres had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, while Deandre Ayton had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mark Acres 6 2 1987-88 to 1992-93
Deandre Ayton 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mark Acres Deandre Ayton
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 79 14.6 3.6 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 2.5 1.4 2.6 .532 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .640
Deandre Ayton 71 30.7 16.3 3.1 7.1 10.3 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.9 7.2 12.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 17 9.3 2.2 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.9 0.8 1.5 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .500
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mark Acres Deandre Ayton
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 62 10.2 2.2 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.5 0.9 1.8 .482 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.8 .542
Deandre Ayton 38 32.5 18.2 3.9 7.6 11.5 1.9 0.7 1.5 2.1 3.1 8.2 14.9 .546 0.1 0.3 .231 1.8 2.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mark Acres Deandre Ayton
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 80 21.1 4.5 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 3.1 1.7 3.6 .484 0.0 0.1 .750 1.0 1.5 .692
Deandre Ayton 69 30.7 14.4 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.4 0.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 6.2 10.0 .626 0.1 0.3 .200 1.9 2.5 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres ------- --- ----------
Deandre Ayton 22 36.4 15.8 3.0 8.8 11.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.3 2.9 7.0 10.6 .658 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .736

Season 4
Mark Acres Deandre Ayton
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 68 19.3 4.2 2.1 3.2 5.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.2 1.6 3.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.5 .653
Deandre Ayton 58 29.5 17.2 2.6 7.7 10.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.6 2.4 7.6 12.0 .634 0.1 0.3 .368 1.8 2.4 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres ------- --- ----------
Deandre Ayton 13 30.5 17.9 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.6 8.1 12.6 .640 0.2 0.3 .500 1.6 2.5 .636

Season 5
Mark Acres Deandre Ayton
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Orlando MagicPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 68 13.6 3.1 1.4 2.3 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.1 1.1 2.2 .517 0.0 0.0 .333 0.8 1.0 .761
Deandre Ayton 67 30.4 18.0 2.6 7.4 10.0 1.7 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.8 7.8 13.2 .589 0.1 0.4 .292 2.3 3.0 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres ------- --- ----------
Deandre Ayton 10 31.9 13.4 2.9 6.8 9.7 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 3.5 6.1 11.1 .550 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 .522

Season 6
Mark Acres Deandre Ayton
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Houston Rockets, Washington BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres 18 14.9 3.6 1.4 2.3 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.9 1.4 2.7 .531 0.1 0.1 .500 0.6 0.9 .688
Deandre Ayton 55 32.4 16.7 3.2 7.9 11.1 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 7.8 13.6 .570 0.0 0.2 .100 1.2 1.4 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Acres ------- --- ----------
Deandre Ayton ------- --- ----------
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